Question Published!

I hope this is the right part of the forum for this. If not, would someone please point me in the right direction?

Doppler Press has brought out my first Masks story as a Kindle e-book!

I have been writing these stories for over a decade, and am very pleased to see the first one published .

It is a superhero story set in my own universe. The main character does not want to be a costumed adventurer. However, circumstances force him to adopt a female hero ID. (It seemed like a good idea at the time...)

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Congrats. Perhaps this would be best served in the Quad where everyone can add their own congratz.

I actually found the folder I wanted later, via a Google search. I'll also post it to the Quad.

Should I delete this version?

I hope this is the right part of the forum for this. If not, would someone please point me in the right direction?

Doppler Press has brought out my first Masks story as a Kindle e-book!

I have been writing these stories for over a decade, and am very pleased to see the first one published .

It is a superhero story set in my own universe. The main character does not want to be a costumed adventurer. However, circumstances force him to adopt a female hero ID. (It seemed like a good idea at the time...)

a.co/1OMnjgD

Nice. Who did the cover?

If you like. Or flag a mod and have them just move this one over.

I don't know. The folks at Doppler handled the formatting and art.

Sweet! I was wondering when you'd have a new update, but I like your stuff enough that I'm willing to buy it.

That sounded kind of wrong...

And, slight redundancy as I moved the original post over to here, but the two threads are now one.

Gratz on the publication!

Thanky!

Sounds fine to me.

Congratulations on the publication ^^

Indeed, late though it feels to say it, Congratulations and good fortune on future projects!

Reply to Kristen:

Thank you. I think that was the location I was trying to find. I just remembered that before the big change a couple of years ago there was a place for people to promote works they liked, including their own.

Update: Okay, that's still not what I was thinking of, but it looks pretty good. Please go ahead.

I have actually been a published author since the late Seventies, mostly in the gaming industry. I even wrote an entire organization book for Champions. My publication history has been pretty sporadic, though.

I am also embarrassed to admit I don't know how to add a banner art. I should probably check the FAQs.

Sir Lee wrote: Nice. Who did the cover?

I don't know. The Doppler folks handled that. However, my version of her costume can be seen here:

www.dcr.net/~stickmak/Art/Template1.jpg

Stickmaker wrote: Reply to Kristen:

Thank you. I think that was the location I was trying to find. I just remembered that before the big change a couple of years ago there was a place for people to promote works they liked, including their own.

Update: Okay, that's still not what I was thinking of, but it looks pretty good. Please go ahead.

I have actually been a published author since the late Seventies, mostly in the gaming industry. I even wrote an entire organization book for Champions. My publication history has been pretty sporadic, though.

I am also embarrassed to admit I don't know how to add a banner art. I should probably check the FAQs.

C.L.O.W.N.? Please say it was C.L.O.W.N!

Valentine wrote:
C.L.O.W.N.? Please say it was C.L.O.W.N!

I'm actually embarrassed to say, because it was so heavily - and badly - edited. It was both editions of _Neutral Ground_.

After I saw what they did in the second edition I was soured on all commercial writing for over a decade.

Oh hey! Under User Account it says you can change the Editor! Hmm... Might as well change between them when I edit something...

... What's the page time limit under Forum Settings? Oh, wait, I've set that to "All", I guess it changes how many pages I can access in Recent Topics or something...

Got an update for my published stories!

The second of my Masks stories has been published by Doppler Press via Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B073SLF4G4/ref=sr_1_1?...emplate+the+intrepid

This is a short novel of about 20k words, and covers the establishment of the Pine Island Academy. Template finds herself looking back fondly on the days when all she had to worry about was mad scientists and superhuman brutes.

Sweet! I have an eye doctor appointmnt Tuesday and I needed something to do while I wait.

The third Masks book is now available from Doppler Press via Amazon, at:

www.amazon.com/Template-Energia-Masks-Bo...id=1515361959&sr=1-1

Masked adventure involving alien queens, vampire teens and deadly machines!

Get a package of all three books at:

www.amazon.com/Masks-3-Book-Series/dp/B0...id=1515361959&sr=1-4

Doppler Press has brought out my fourth Masks story as a Kindle e-book through Amazon, as of March 31, 2018!

tinyurl.com/y7cspekt

Can modern heroes defeat mad science and ancient magic? If not, there will be Vengeance in Vegas!

You can also still buy the first three Masks stories at the same link!

Read about the history of the Masks universe here:

www.dcr.net/~stickmak/Stories/MasksTimeline.html

Thanky!

I asked this elsewhere in BC, but.. what happened to "My Summer Job", which originally was the fourth Masks story? Has it been bundled in one of the four published books? (Doesn't seem so, given the table-of-contents of the published books). Is it going to be bundled later?

The third and forth Masks stories were put together in the third book. From the folks at Doppler: Masks IV went seamlessly after Masks III into the third book.

The fourth book (the original Masks V) is a bit short, but, honestly, nothing else really went with it.

Addendum: Full disclosure, here; I haven't actually seen the contents of any of the e-books. However, I have no reason to doubt what the Doppler folks tell me.



Stickmaker

As it turned out, the fourth story - which details Energia's Summer internship with a super team - did *not* get included in the third book. It will be published as a Kindle freebie instead.

Meanwhile, the fifth Masks book is out:

www.amazon.com/dp/B07DXLWRXN/ref=as_li_s...1ecf1760964fc4d6fdb3

Cool, I need to get back to reading your first on.

Update: The Energia story "A Super Summer Vacation" was supposed to have been bundled in with the third book, but somehow got left out. It has just been made available as a $0.99 book through Doppler on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HR4MX6F/ref...38657&language=en_US

The folks at Doppler and I offer our apologies for the confusion. This has been a learning process - and a painful one - for all involved.

The story of Champion and the Assembly has also been published as "Some Assembly Required":

www.amazon.com/Some-Assembly-Required-Ma...445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch




Stickmaker

The eighth Masks story has been published:

www.amazon.com/dp/B07MWSTVZ8

When the opportunity arises for Lawrence Hawthorne to investigate accusations against his long dead mentor, detective Mack Risk, he recruits several other friends of Mack to help. This results in a group of superhumans in late middle age - and older - going on an expedition into the Rockies near the Canadian border.

If the police knew about this there'd be a manhunt. If their life insurance companies knew they would cancel their policies. There's life in these aging men, yet. As well as super powers. They're engaged in serious business, but there's no reason not to have fun while doing it.


This is shorter and has more sex than most Masks stories.

Maybe pin this or something as the official Published section thread.

'Cause we only have the first few Masks books on there.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753HFRWP/?ie...ref_=series_rw_dp_sw

...

Maybe also have Pizza Princesses of Wasamon's, *shrugs*

... This forum possibly shouldn't become the "Discuss Published Works here?" But, this thread though...

*Squints at thread*

*Eyes own unfinished works*

*Closes browser and opens Vim*

Doppler Press has brought out my ninth Masks story as a Kindle e-book through Amazon, as of June 23, 2019!

It's at:

www.amazon.com/dp/B07TBTTQ7S/ref=sr_1_1?...456&s=gateway&sr=8-1

An attack on a school is a horrible thing. However, this is a specialized place of learning for superhuman children. The government which is supposed to be protecting the school is actually spying on it. Worse, some members of that government believe that those at the school shouldn't be allowed to exist in the first place. The Pine Island Academy therefore has to call on the worldwide superhuman community for protection... and justice.

Oh, and Template is... WHAT? How did that happen? Well, besides the usual way...

You can also still buy the previous Masks stories as a set at the link below!

www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%...ston&ref=as_li_ss_tl

Something is stirring under the surface of the Atlantic.

Something hungry.

www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5XY6B8

Grabed # 10 last night.

By coincidence (it was a surprise to me last night) Doppler Press has released the eleventh Masks story just after I finished posting the preliminary version of the twenty-third:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0861ZY9VX

As always, the "official" version was rewritten and has additional material added. Some of the changes were in response to reader comments on the first version.

This story opens with one of my favorite sequences: Template flying with her baby. It has several other sequences I am proud of, as well as one of the best Masks plots overall.

The timeline for the Masks stories can be found here:

www.dcr.net/~stickmak/Stories/MasksTimeline.html

This is updated once or twice a year.

My Fourteenth Masks book has been brought out by Doppler Press, through Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B08XN5K94N

There is added material in this version over what was published on Big Closet, and previous material was rewritten.

This is largely a "What are they doing?" story, but what they're doing includes learning to be a newly-minted woman, how to fight crime as a superhero and catching up with friends and acquaintances. There's also an amoral shapeshifter tasked by the President to rally various supers to fight an upcoming alien invasion. Besides all the boring bureaucratic stuff involved in getting the world ready for said invasion.

Masks 15: Worlds at War is out from Doppler Press through Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0968RQ1YW

The Shilmek assaulting Earth in a full military operation has been hinted at since Masks 2. Now the attack has finally come. Even with several years to prepare, even with the help of the supers, can humanity prevail?

Doppler press has brought out my sixteenth Masks story, through Amazon:

www.amazon.com/Narrow-Man-Masks-Book-16-ebook/dp/B09L6NC13S